Reports that a U.S. study determined that screening for harmful alcohol use during pregnancy is feasible in busy obstetrical clinics and acceptable to women. Specifics of the study, which appeared in 'Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research'; Percent of women in the survey who still...

Traces the May 2000 coup d'etat in Fiji to a clash of ethnic nationalism. Native property rights during and after British colonial rule; Political and economic success of Indians; Implications of events in Fiji for Canada's aboriginal population.; Traces the May 2000 coup d'etat in Fiji to a clash o...

New history textbooks introduced into mainstream secular elementary schools in 1999 paint a more nuanced picture of the Arab-Jewish struggle for the country, in order, these pedagogues hope, to develop a new generation of more tolerant and pluralistic Israelis. The new books state, for instance, tha...

Analyzes nationalist politics and economic policies in several mini-entities, some sovereign and some not, such as Gibraltar, Nevis, Tahiti, Newfoundland, Scotland, and some Pacific Islands; 6 articles.

In the 1945 general election, a Communist was elected to Parliament from Mile End, Stepney, a constituency populated in large part by working-class Jews of East European origin. Pro-Soviet feeling in the preceding decade was strong, and was translated into ideological and political activity on behal...

Less is more: contrasting styles in health care / Robert G. Evans -- What price Canadian? Taxation and debt compared / David Perry -- Tangled tale: unions in Canada and the United States / John Richards -- Is your money safe? Depository institutions in Canada and the United States / Helmut H. Binham...